Where does “buntús” come from?

buntús (Irish) comes from Irish tús, from Old Irish tús, from Proto-Celtic *towissus, from Proto-Celtic wissus, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

buntús (Irish): the rudiments, the basics

Definitions

  1. the rudiments, the basics

Ancestry of “buntús”, step by step

buntús traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish tús

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtúsbeginning; forward, leading, position;...
2Old Irishtúsbeginning; forefront
3Proto-Celtic*towissusact of leading, beginning
4Proto-Celticwissusact of discovering, finding out; knowledge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Irish bun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbunbase, bottom; stock, stump, trunk; lower end
2Old Irishbunbase; bottom; butt
3Proto-Celticbonusfoundation, base, butt
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissus →
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